French cinema: 1960s
Gibraltar (1964)
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
The English admiralty is concerned when several cargo vessels transporting troops are mysteriously destroyed near Gibraltar...
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Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
André Cayatte
The American Johnny Parsons is a bad painter who has difficulty selling his work. His girlfriend, Agnès, works as a secretary for the rich Mrs Winter, a widow who lives in a Riviera villa with her 10 year-old son...
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André Cayatte
Les Godelureaux (1961)
Claude Chabrol
Ronald is a rich young idler who lives on Paris's Left Bank and amuses himself at the expense of others. When he falls foul of a practical joke he embarks on a cruel plan of revenge, enlisting the services of an attractive young woman, Ambroisine, to snare his intended victim, a student named Arthur...
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Claude Chabrol
Le Gorille a mordu l'archevêque (1962)
Maurice Labro
Shortly after arriving in the Congo, Georges Pacefons is arrested, his plan to assassinate the French Secretary General apparently thwarted...
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Maurice Labro
Les Gorilles (1964)
Jean Girault
Édouard and Félix have been friends for many years. Once gainfully employed as bodyguards, they have since come down in the world somewhat and now earn their crust as lowly baggage handlers at Orly Airport...
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Jean Girault
Goto, l'île d'amour (1969)
Walerian Borowczyk
Goto is an island nation that has been cut off from the rest of the world for over a century. Since the late 1800s, when a massive earthquake devastated the region, the indigenous population has lived in a totally closed society, governed by a succession of all-powerful despots, all named after this benighted land... [More...]
Walerian Borowczyk
Goto is an island nation that has been cut off from the rest of the world for over a century. Since the late 1800s, when a massive earthquake devastated the region, the indigenous population has lived in a totally closed society, governed by a succession of all-powerful despots, all named after this benighted land... [More...]
Le Goût de la violence (1961)
Robert Hossein
1890. In a Latin American country, a bloody war is being fought between the guerilleros of General Guzman and soldiers of the powerful president Laragana... [More...]
Robert Hossein
1890. In a Latin American country, a bloody war is being fought between the guerilleros of General Guzman and soldiers of the powerful president Laragana... [More...]
Le Grand bidule (1967)
Raoul André
In a happy country on the Greek-Danish border, an eccentric scientist named Copec has synthesised a revolutionary new fuel that could make conventional fuels redundant... [More...]
Raoul André
In a happy country on the Greek-Danish border, an eccentric scientist named Copec has synthesised a revolutionary new fuel that could make conventional fuels redundant... [More...]
Le Grand Meaulnes (1967)
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
One night, in the course of a strange party that takes place at a remote residence lost in the woods of Sologne, Augustin Meaulnes encounters Yvonne de Galais and immediately falls in love with her, so entranced is he by her exquisite beauty... [More...]
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
One night, in the course of a strange party that takes place at a remote residence lost in the woods of Sologne, Augustin Meaulnes encounters Yvonne de Galais and immediately falls in love with her, so entranced is he by her exquisite beauty... [More...]
Le Grand restaurant (1966)
Jacques Besnard
As everyone knows, haute cuisine is more than just an art form in France, it is a religion, and among its high priests few are more dedicated than Monsieur Septime, the fastidious owner of Paris's most exclusive restaurant... [More...]
Jacques Besnard
As everyone knows, haute cuisine is more than just an art form in France, it is a religion, and among its high priests few are more dedicated than Monsieur Septime, the fastidious owner of Paris's most exclusive restaurant... [More...]
La Grande frousse (1964)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
When a homicidal forger, Mickey-le-Bénédictin, goes on the run after evading his execution, Inspectors Triquet and Virgus hasten after him to prevent him from committing any further crimes... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Mocky
When a homicidal forger, Mickey-le-Bénédictin, goes on the run after evading his execution, Inspectors Triquet and Virgus hasten after him to prevent him from committing any further crimes... [More...]
La Grande lessive (!) (1968)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Concerned by the harmful effect that watching too much television is having on his pupils, Parisian schoolteacher Armand Saint-Just decides it is time to go on the offensive... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Concerned by the harmful effect that watching too much television is having on his pupils, Parisian schoolteacher Armand Saint-Just decides it is time to go on the offensive... [More...]
La Grande vadrouille (1966)
Gérard Oury
In 1941, World War II has hardly begun when an English aeroplane is shot down whilst flying over Nazi occupied France. Fortunately, the three airmen who bail out manage to parachute to safety in the heart of Paris... [More...]
Gérard Oury
In 1941, World War II has hardly begun when an English aeroplane is shot down whilst flying over Nazi occupied France. Fortunately, the three airmen who bail out manage to parachute to safety in the heart of Paris... [More...]
Les Grandes gueules (1966)
Robert Enrico
After his father's death, Hector Valentin returns to Vosges in the northeast of France to take charge of his father's ailing timber business... [More...]
Robert Enrico
After his father's death, Hector Valentin returns to Vosges in the northeast of France to take charge of his father's ailing timber business... [More...]
Les Grandes vacances (1967)
Jean Girault
Monsieur Bosquier, the proprietor of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams... [More...]
Jean Girault
Monsieur Bosquier, the proprietor of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams... [More...]
Les Gros malins (1969)
Raymond Leboursier
Butcher Paul Blanc is an avid horseracing enthusiast who likes to make a bet each week, although he never wins. Then, one day, his luck suddenly changes... [More...]
Raymond Leboursier
Butcher Paul Blanc is an avid horseracing enthusiast who likes to make a bet each week, although he never wins. Then, one day, his luck suddenly changes... [More...]
La Grosse caisse (1965)
Alex Joffé
Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le Breton... [More...]
Alex Joffé
Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le Breton... [More...]
La Guerre des boutons (1962)
Yves Robert
Longueverne and Velrans are two quaint little French villages that have been at war for generations. It is a peculiar kind of war because it is prosecuted only by the boys of the two villages, but this isn't to say that the war is not fiercely fought... [More...]
Yves Robert
Longueverne and Velrans are two quaint little French villages that have been at war for generations. It is a peculiar kind of war because it is prosecuted only by the boys of the two villages, but this isn't to say that the war is not fiercely fought... [More...]
La Guerre est finie (1966)
Alain Resnais
Diego Mora is a long-serving member of the Spanish communist party, now acting as a clandestine go-between for activists living in exile in France and covert militants operating in Spain... [More...]
Alain Resnais
Diego Mora is a long-serving member of the Spanish communist party, now acting as a clandestine go-between for activists living in exile in France and covert militants operating in Spain... [More...]
The Hands of Orlac (1960)
Edmond T. Gréville
After a successful concert, the pianist Stephen Orlac is involved in a plane crash whilst returning to his fiancée Louise... [More...]
Edmond T. Gréville
After a successful concert, the pianist Stephen Orlac is involved in a plane crash whilst returning to his fiancée Louise... [More...]
Heureux anniversaire (1962)
Jean-Claude Carrière
In her Parisian apartment, a young woman is busy preparing a meal to celebrate her wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, her husband is struggling with the rush hour traffic to get back home... [More...]
Jean-Claude Carrière
In her Parisian apartment, a young woman is busy preparing a meal to celebrate her wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, her husband is struggling with the rush hour traffic to get back home... [More...]
Hibernatus (1969)
Edouard Molinaro
The well-ordered world of Hubert de Tartas, manager of a successful packaging company, is suddenly turned upside-down when his wife Edmée's grandfather, Paul Fournier, makes an unexpected return... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
The well-ordered world of Hubert de Tartas, manager of a successful packaging company, is suddenly turned upside-down when his wife Edmée's grandfather, Paul Fournier, makes an unexpected return... [More...]
Ho! (1968)
Robert Enrico
François Holin's glorious career as an ace racing driver would seem to be over when he loses his licence after an accident which cost the life of his co-driver... [More...]
Robert Enrico
François Holin's glorious career as an ace racing driver would seem to be over when he loses his licence after an accident which cost the life of his co-driver... [More...]
L'Homme à la Buick (1968)
Gilles Grangier
As he motors around the streets of Honfleur in his swanky Buick, Armand Favrot has the air of a respectable man about town... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
As he motors around the streets of Honfleur in his swanky Buick, Armand Favrot has the air of a respectable man about town... [More...]
L'Homme de Rio (1964)
Philippe de Broca
French air force pilot Adrien Dufourquet returns to Paris for a week's leave just before his girlfriend, Agnès, is kidnapped... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
French air force pilot Adrien Dufourquet returns to Paris for a week's leave just before his girlfriend, Agnès, is kidnapped... [More...]
L'Homme qui ment (1968)
Alain Robbe-Grillet
A well-dressed man in his early thirties is running through a dense wood, pursued by armed soldiers. It isn't long before the soldiers catch up with their prey and shoot him down... [More...]
Alain Robbe-Grillet
A well-dressed man in his early thirties is running through a dense wood, pursued by armed soldiers. It isn't long before the soldiers catch up with their prey and shoot him down... [More...]
Les Honneurs de la guerre (1960)
Jean Dewever
One fine sunny morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a small French town, Nanteuil, are celebrating their liberation from Nazi occupation when a small battalion of German soldiers suddenly shows up... [More...]
Jean Dewever
One fine sunny morning in August 1944, the inhabitants of a small French town, Nanteuil, are celebrating their liberation from Nazi occupation when a small battalion of German soldiers suddenly shows up... [More...]
L'Honorable Stanislas, agent secret (1963)
Jean-Charles Dudrumet
Stanislas Dubois runs an advertising agency in Paris. In his line of work, he has to deal with some difficult customers, but few are as imposing as the young woman who comes to him one day, intent on foisting on him a Cézanne painting... [More...]
Jean-Charles Dudrumet
Stanislas Dubois runs an advertising agency in Paris. In his line of work, he has to deal with some difficult customers, but few are as imposing as the young woman who comes to him one day, intent on foisting on him a Cézanne painting... [More...]
Il Gattopardo (1963)
Luchino Visconti
In the 1860s, Sicily is in the vanguard of huge social and political changes that are sweeping across a fragmented Italy, changes that will result in the country's eventual unification after much loss of blood... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
In the 1860s, Sicily is in the vanguard of huge social and political changes that are sweeping across a fragmented Italy, changes that will result in the country's eventual unification after much loss of blood... [More...]
Indomptable Angélique (1967)
Bernard Borderie
Angélique's determined search for her husband Joffrey de Peyrac takes her towards the south of France, where she hopes to find him on the Island of Langoustiers... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
Angélique's determined search for her husband Joffrey de Peyrac takes her towards the south of France, where she hopes to find him on the Island of Langoustiers... [More...]